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Elevation of a Wall Monument
Jean-Charles Delafosse1780
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Monument takes general scheme of a pedestal. Top section decorated with medallion of sun, festoons below. Bottom section shows cross-shaped tablet at center, decorated pilasters topped with rosettes at either side. Base decorated with acanthus leaves. Shadows throughout.
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Details
- Title: Elevation of a Wall Monument
- Creator: Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734–1791
- Date Created: 1780
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and wash, black chalk on white laid paper
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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